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Chris Sullivan

Armed teen robbers targeting middle schoolers

Police are watching Roxhill Park in West Seattle carefully after two groups of middle-school-aged kids were robbed at gunpoint there this week.
14 years ago
In a May 9, 2012 file photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a li...
Alyssa Kleven

Panetta announces combat jobs previously closed to women will open

Letting women join in on combat would be a historic change, one which was recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, overturns a 1994 rule prohibiting women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units.
14 years ago
Under HB 1114, a suspect charged with a violent felony that is found incompetent to stand trial can...
Brandi Kruse

Bill would prevent mentally ill suspects from walking free

State lawmakers in Olympia Thursday will hear public testimony on a bill to close a legal loophole that allows some mentally ill defendants to walk free.
14 years ago
The Evergreen Campus Police Department employs eight police officers. All of them are fully commiss...
Kim Shepard

Group pushes for more guns on Olympia college campus

A student group at Evergreen State College wants the campus police department to be equipped with a cache of high-powered rifles.
14 years ago
Cedar Grove believes it’s not responsible for the stink, but residents who have filed a lawsu...
Chris Sullivan

Cedar Grove composting sued over stink

People living near the two Cedar Grove composting facilities have finally had enough of the smell, and they are suing the company for millions of dollars.
14 years ago
This Jan. 17, 2013 photo provided by the Japan Transport Safety Board shows the distorted main lith...
Chris Sullivan

Boeing knows how volatile its batteries can be

Boeing knows all too well about the dangers of the lithium-ion batteries that forced the grounding of its Dreamliner fleet last week. A 787 prototype blew-up during testing in 2006.
14 years ago
Wednesday’s rain ends the second driest stretch of January weather ever recorded. (AP file)...
Josh Kerns

Rain’s return ends nearly record dry spell

The return of rain to the Seattle area Wednesday is the first in nearly two weeks, ending one of the driest January stretches on record.
14 years ago
This Jan. 16, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden...
Tim Haeck

In traditional constitutional showdown, sheriffs cross legal line on gun laws

Rural sheriffs from Oregon and across the country are defying President Obama, saying they won't go along with new gun laws. It's part of a rich tradition of constitutional showdowns in our country but the sheriffs might be crossing a legal line. In traditional constitutional showdown, sheriffs cross legal line on gun laws
14 years ago
Seattle’s legendary Kenny G returns home for a special four night run at Jazz Alley. (Concord...
Josh Kerns

Kenny G blows back into Seattle for special shows

Even as a young sax player growing up in Seattle, it was pretty clear there was something special about Kenneth Gorelick. And although the guy we know and love as Kenny G has long since left his hometown for the bright lights of Los Angeles, his heart remains in the Northwest.
14 years ago
The state Health Department says fewer people died from prescription pain medication overdoses from...
Ursula Reutin

Fewer people dying from prescription pain medication

The state Health Department says fewer people died from prescription pain medication overdoses from 2008 to 2011 after a sharp increase in the previous decade.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Bullet travels through wall, hits young man playing video games

Deputies are searching for the person who fired a high powered gun at a four-plex in SeaTac Tuesday night.
14 years ago
The mayor of Sacramento continues to take calls from wealthy, potential investors, hoping to save t...
KIRO Radio Staff

Sacramento mayor says multiple deep pockets lining up to help buy Kings

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson said Wednesday a number of deep-pocketed investors are expressing interest in helping buy the Kings and keeping them in Sacramento.
14 years ago
Dan Restione

Boeing bypassing union leaders, takes contract message directly to SPEEA members

Boeing managers are bypassing union officials and taking their message directly to engineering union members, offering their opinion on the company's "best and final" contract offer via a satellite webcast.
14 years ago
Police believe the same robber is responsible for about 20 holdups in the Seattle area since Octobe...
KIRO Radio Staff

New photos released of suspect in 20 Seattle area holdups

Police believe the same robber is responsible for about 20 holdups in the Seattle area since October from Renton to Everett.
14 years ago
Two bodies pulled Wednesday from a car in the Snohomish River are believed to be missing couple Jas...
Josh Kerns

Car, bodies found in Snohomish River

Sheriff's deputies have pulled the bodies of a man and woman from a car discovered Wednesday submerged in the Snohomish River. They've believed to be a couple missing since January 8.
14 years ago
Seattle officials say they will allow a downtown mission to continue to feed the homeless at City H...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle will allow mission to serve homeless in city park

After a report by KIRO Radio, Seattle officials say they will allow a downtown mission to continue to feed the homeless at City Hall Park.
14 years ago
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson speaks during a news conference to introduce the first part of his f...
Tom Tangney

Nothing comes easy for Sonics fans; report heavy hitters for Sacramento entering Kings deal

Maybe the Sacramento offer isn't going to be as big a joke as Sonics fans were hoping, as mayor Kevin Johnson said Wednesday he had multiple deep-pocketed investors taking a serious look at helping buy the Kings.
14 years ago
An unsolved murder led police to a large stash of heroin and meth inside the shooting victim’...
KIRO Radio Staff

Around $500K in drugs found at site of unsolved homicide

Police have just recovered a large stash of heroin and meth from the scene of an unsolved homicide.
14 years ago
Skylar has sandy colored hair, is 3 feet, 6 inches tall, and wears thick glasses. He is cross eyed ...
MyNorthwest.com

Amber Alert canceled for Oregon boy

Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert for a 5-year-old boy who was kidnapped early Wednesday morning from his Dalles, Ore. home.
14 years ago
This undated photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the burned auxiliary ...
Chris Sullivan

Boeing 787 battery was not overcharged as first reported

Japanese investigators now say the battery inside the Boeing 787 that forced an emergency landing was not overcharged as originally thought.
14 years ago
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Alyssa Kleven

Video: Dolphin asks for help, diver assists

A diving group near Hawaii was enjoying the aquatic sights when they heard a dolphin cry and the bottlenose dolphin swam in their direction.
14 years ago
An overflow crowd wanted to give the WA State Liquor Control Board their ideas about the best ways ...
Kim Shepard

Packed crowd attends forum on budding new industry of recreational pot

A packed crowd attended the first in a series of public forums being held by the WA State Liquor Control Board on how to implement I-502 legalizing recreational marijuana.
14 years ago
The key to solving Nicole Westbrook’s murder might have been found in video from a nearby red...
Chris Sullivan

Legislature wants to expand use of traffic cameras

It's been nine months since 21 year old Nicole Westbrook was gunned-down at random in Pioneer Square, and police have no suspects. All they have is bad surveillance video from a nearby business showing the killer's car driving away. The key to solving her murder might have been found in video from a nearby red light camera, but state law prevented police from accessing the footage.
14 years ago
A team from 360 Architecture presented exterior designs for a proposed sports arena in SoDo to the ...
Brandi Kruse

Lead designer mum on inside of proposed Sonics’ arena

While exterior designs for a proposed sports arena in SoDo have been made public, the lead designer is being hush-hush about what is in store for fans once they pass through the gates.
14 years ago